A course in introduction to the conducting of music groups of voices or instruments is presented. The approach used is a laboratory approach in which pupils will develop skills in score reading, physical gestures, rehearsal techniques, transpositions, voice and instrument ranges. Course objectives include: (1) The pupil will identify all instruments of the band and orchestra by sight and sound; (2) The student will identify various music forms; (3) The student will indicate familiarity with transposition as well as instrumental and vocal tessitura; (4) The student will demonstrate the baton motions for all standard meters; and (5) The student will indicate music interpretation in his conducting. Course content covers the development of performance skills, the expansion of the student's musical repertoire, and the study of transpositions, form, harmony, and theory. (Author/CK)